Basketball
Spotlight Q&A with Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar
March 1, 2019
Zach Skrinjar has been coaching at Fox Chapel for a decade.
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball final preview: Chartiers Valley vs. Thomas Jefferson
Class 5A girls
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball final preview: Neshannock vs. Shady Side Academy
Class 3A girls
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball finals preview: Peters Township vs. North Allegheny
Class 6A girls
Strong 2nd half lifts OLSH boys past Serra Catholic in WPIAL Class 2A title game
With his team up by 17 late in the fourth quarter, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart’s Mike Rodriguez, still coaching up his players with the comfortable advantage, yelled at a reserve to “Take the charge.”
Rochester girls edge West Greene, capture 1st WPIAL Class A basketball title
After falling behind by 12 points early, Rochester coach C.J. Ianinni told his team to try to make it a one-possession game by halftime.
Hampton basketball looking for more next season
The Hampton boys basketball team started the season with a lot of uncertainty, but a string of successful close early-season wins led to another playoff berth that left its current crop of underclassmen wanting more.
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preview: OLSH vs. Serra Catholic
Class 2A boys
WPIAL basketball Top 10: Most championships
The Top 10
WPIAL boys, girls basketball teams qualify for PIAA playoffs
February 28, 2019
While district basketball gold is being determined this weekend at Pitt, the Road to Hershey is scheduled to tip off next weekend.
Lincoln Park tops North Catholic to claim WPIAL Class 3A championship
Against one of the WPIAL’s top shooting teams, Lincoln Park’s defense was willing to trade 3s for 2s.
Past 2 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball champions Moon, Mars set to play for title
It’s the title game that will have astronomers’ eyes on Pitt’s Petersen Events Center and not up against a telescope pointed skyward.
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball finals preview: North Catholic vs. Central Valley
Class 4A girls
WPIAL Class A girls basketball finals preview: West Greene vs. Rochester
Class A girls
Nazareth Prep boys top Vincentian Academy to claim 1st WPIAL Class A basketball title
Nazareth Prep senior Tre Harvey knew during warmups it was going to be a special night.
OLSH girls edge Brentwood for 1st WPIAL basketball championship
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart girls basketball coach Don Eberle picked a great time for his 300th career coaching victory.
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Teams take to scoreboard watching
The waiting game commenced for a number of Westmoreland basketball teams after they lost in the WPIAL quarterfinals.
Southmoreland girls await outcome that could produce first PIAA berth
Southmoreland coaches and players will be tuned in to the broadcast of the WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship Friday night.
WPIAL basketball Top 10: Longest playoff streaks
The Top 10
Butler boys advance to WPIAL finals after emotional win over rival Pine-Richland
February 27, 2019
The final minute was so emotional, so unbelievable, that it seemed like an eternity to Ethan Morton and his Butler teammates.
